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What Type of Therapist Should I Be?
Being a therapist can be an extremely gratifying career. You spend your days validating, supporting, and helping people make meaningful differences in their lives. You may feel overwhelmed when you first start exploring your different career options. As you have...
Five Counterintuitive Ways to Fall Asleep
People with chronic insomnia experience difficulties falling and/or staying asleep as least 3 nights per week for 3 months or longer. Symptoms cause distress and daytime impairment including fatigue, mood disturbance, anxiety, irritability, reduced quality of life,...
How Can Employers Reduce Stress in the Workplace?
80% of American employees indicate feeling stressed by at least one issue at work, and one-third report they generally feel stressed during their workday. Subsequently, only 35% of employees state they received adequate resources at work to manage their stress. Source...
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How to Become a Mental Health Advocate
You feel passionate about mental health, but what do you do to harness that passion? How do you channel it for the greater good and make a meaningful impact? And how can you help people and inspire change, even if you lack specific credentials or experience? Mental...
Loving Someone With Borderline Personality Disorder
Caring about someone with borderline personality disorder (BPD) can be difficult. At any given time, your loved one may struggle with emotional regulation, low self-esteem, intense mood swings, and a persistent fear of abandonment. They also might react to stress...
What is a 72-Hour Psychiatric Hold?
A 72-hour hold (also known as a 5150 or 5585) is a specific code that refers to involuntary mental health hospitalization. During this hold, a specialized team evaluates patients for safety and reviews the appropriate steps for securing stabilization. Let’s get into...
What are the Early Warning Signs of Psychosis?
Episodes of psychosis are often misunderstood. Research shows that approximately 3% of the US population experiences psychosis at some point during their lives. However, psychosis can be more of a gradual process. Most people exhibit various behavioral and...
Understanding Social Health
Social health refers to how you interact, create, and maintain fulfilling relationships with people. It also includes how flexible and accommodating you are in social situations. While some people may be naturally gifted in this skill, others need practice. Here’s...
7 Evidence-Based Strategies to Manage Fatigue
How not to sleepwalk through your workday Insomnia—or difficulties initiating or maintaining sleep interfering with wakefulness—can sometimes make you feel like your productivity has gone out to lunch. Associated features of insomnia— whether acute or...
How to Be Happy Again
Therapeutic Strategies for Happiness & Understanding Life ebbs and flows, and we all go through hard times. Sometimes, stress weighs us down, or we feel insecure about ourselves or our decisions. To make matters worse, these complex feelings can intensify if you...